sulk

• POS: Noun, Verb (intransitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

sulk, n. [L. sulcus.].

 A furrow.  [1913 Webster]

sulk, v. i. [See Sulkiness.].

 To be silently sullen; to be morose or obstinate.  T. Hook.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sulk, v. & n.
--v.intr. indulge in a sulk, be sulky.
--n. (also in pl., prec. by the) a period of sullen esp. resentful silence (having a sulk; got the sulks).

Derivative

sulker n.

Etymology

perh. back-form. f. SULKY

ROGET THESAURUS

sulk

Dejection

VB be dejected, grieve, mourn, take on, give way, lose heart, despond, droop, sink, lower, look downcast, frown, pout, hang down the head, pull a long face, make a long face, laugh on the wrong side of the mouth, grin a ghastly smile, look blue, look like a drowned man, lay to heart, take to heart, mope, brood over, fret, sulk, pine, pine away, yearn, repine, despair, refrain from laughter, keep one's countenance, be grave, look grave, repress a smile, depress, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, damp, dull, deject, lower, sink, dash, knock down, unman, prostrate, break one's heart, frown upon, cast a gloom, cast a shade on, sadden, damp one's hopes, dash one's hopes, wither one's hopes, weigh on the mind, lie heavy on the mind, prey on the mind, weigh on the spirits, lie heavy on the spirits, prey on the spirits, damp the spirits, depress the spirits.

Discourtesy

VB be rude, insult, treat with discourtesy, take a name in vain, make bold with, make free with, take a liberty, stare out of countenance, ogle, point at, put to the blush, cut, turn one's back upon, turn on one's heel, give the cold shoulder, keep at a distance, keep at arm's length, look cool upon, look coldly upon, look black upon, show the door to, send away with a flea in the ear, lose one's temper, sulk, frown, scowl, glower, pout, snap, snarl, growl, render rude, brutalize, brutify.

Sullenness

VB be sullen, sulk, frown, scowl, lower, glower, gloam, pout, have a hangdog look, glout.